Jeremiah 32
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Why Jeremiah Bought Property
1The word that came to Jeremiah from Adonai, in the tenth year of King Zedekiah of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.
2Now at the time the king of Babylon’s army was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the palace of the king of Judah.
3For King Zedekiah of Judah had shut him up, saying: “Why do you prophesy and say, thus says Adonai: ‘I will soon give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will take it;
4and King Zedekiah of Judah will not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but will surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him mouth to mouth and his eyes will behold his eyes;
5and he will lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there will he remain until I take note of him,’ says Adonai—though you fight with the Chaldeans, you will not succeed?”
6So Jeremiah said: “The word of Adonai came to me, saying:
7‘Hanamel, son of Shallum your uncle, will soon come to you saying: ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.’”
8So my uncle’s son Hanamel came to me in the court of the guard as was the word of Adonai, and said to me: “Buy my field, please, which is in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours and the redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.” Then I knew that this was the word of Adonai.
9So I bought the field that was in Anathoth from the son of my uncle Hanamel, and weighed him the money—seventeen shekels of silver.
10I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales.
11Then I took the purchase deed, both the sealed copy, containing the terms and conditions, and the open copy,
12and I gave the purchase deed to Baruch son of Neriah son of Mahseiah, in the presence of my uncle’s son Hanamel and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the purchase deed, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the guard.
13Then I charged Baruch before them, saying,
14thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, the God of Israel, “Take these deeds—this purchase deed, both the sealed copy and the open copy—and put them in a clay jar, so they may last many days.”
15For thus says Adonai-Tzva’ot, the God of Israel: “Houses and fields and vineyards will yet again be bought in this land.”
16After I had given the purchase deed to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to Adonai, saying:
17“Ah, my Lord Adonai! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm—nothing is too hard for You!
18You are the One doing mercy to thousands, but repaying the iniquity of the fathers into the lap of their children after them. Great, mighty God, Adonai-Tzva’ot is His Name!
19Great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of men, to give each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
20You set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and even to this day in Israel and among mankind, and made Yourself a Name, as to this day.
21You brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror.
22You gave them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.
23They came in and possessed it. But they did not obey your voice nor walk in your Torah. They have done nothing of all you commanded them to do. Therefore you caused all this evil to fall on them.
24Look, the siege ramps have just come up to the city to take it. The city has been handed over to the Chaldeans fighting against it, because of the sword, the famine and the pestilence. What You have spoken has happened. Here it is, You see it.
25Yet You said to me, my Lord Adonai: ‘Buy for yourself the field for money and call in witnesses’—even as the city is handed over to the Chaldeans.”
26Then came the word of Adonai to Jeremiah, saying:
27“Behold, I am Adonai, the God of all flesh; is there anything too hard for Me?”
28Therefore thus says Adonai: “I am about to give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans and Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will take it.
29Then the Chaldeans fighting against this city will come and set this city on fire and burn it, with the houses—where they burned incense to Baal on their roofs and poured out drink-offerings to other gods, to provoke Me.
30For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done nothing but evil in My sight from their youth; indeed, the children of Israel have done nothing but provoke Me with the work of their hands,” declares Adonai.
31“Indeed this city has caused My anger and of My fury from the day that they built it up to this day, so that I will remove it from before My face,
32because of all the evil the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done to provoke Me—they, their kings, their princes, their kohanim, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
33“They have turned their back to Me and not their face. Though I taught them early and often, they have not listened to receive instruction.
34Instead they set up their abominations in the House where My Name is called, to defile it.
35They built the high places of Baal in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, to make their sons and their daughters pass through fire to Molech—something I never commanded them, nor did it enter My mind that they would do this loathsome thing, causing Judah to sin.”
36Now therefore thus says Adonai, the God of Israel, concerning this city, about which you say, “It is handed over to the king of Babylon by the sword, famine, and pestilence.
37“See, I will gather them out of all the countries, where I have driven them in My anger, My fury, and great wrath, and I will bring them back to this place and cause them to dwell securely.
38They will be My people, and I will be their God.
39I will give them one heart and one way, so they may fear Me forever; for their good and for their children after them.
40I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good for them. I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will not depart from Me.
41“Yes, I will delight in doing good for them, and with all My heart and all My soul I will in truth plant them in this land.”
42For thus says Adonai: “Just as I have brought all this great evil on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them.
43So fields will be bought in this land, about which you are saying: ‘It will be a desolation, without man or beast; it is handed over to the Chaldeans.’
44Men will buy fields for money and sign and seal the deeds and call witnesses in the land of Benjamin and in the areas around Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, in the towns of the hill-country, in the towns of the foothills, and in the cities of the South—because I will bring them back from exile.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
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Jeremiah 32
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Jeremiah’s Land Purchase
1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of King Zedekiah#2Kg 24:17–20; 2Ch 36:10–12; Jr 27:1–11 of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar.#Jr 29:1 2At that time, the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem,#Jr 39:1 and the prophet Jeremiah was imprisoned in the guard’s courtyard#Neh 3:25; Jr 33:1; 37:21; 38:6; 39:14 in the palace of the king of Judah. 3King Zedekiah of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, “Why are you prophesying as you do? You say, ‘This is what the Lord says: Look, I am about to hand this city over to Babylon’s king, and he will capture it. 4King Zedekiah of Judah will not escape from the Chaldeans; indeed, he will certainly be handed over to Babylon’s king. They will speak face to face#32:4 Lit His mouth will speak with his mouth and meet eye to eye.#Jr 34:3 5He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I attend to him — this is the Lord’s declaration. For you will fight the Chaldeans, but you will not succeed.’”#Jr 21:3–7; 27:22; 34:2–3; 37:11–14
6Jeremiah replied, “The word of the Lord came to me: 7Watch! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy my field in Anathoth#1Kg 2:26; Jr 1:1; 11:21,23 for yourself, for you own the right of redemption#Lv 25:24–52; Ru 4:1–7 to buy it.’
8“Then, as the Lord had said, my cousin Hanamel came to the guard’s courtyard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord. 9So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out the silver to him#Gn 23:16; Zch 11:12 — seventeen shekels#32:9 About seven ounces of silver. 10I recorded it on a scroll,#Jr 32:44 sealed it, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales. 11I took the purchase agreement — the sealed copy with its terms and conditions and the open copy — 12and gave the purchase agreement to Baruch#Jr 36:4–32; 43:3,6; 45:1–2 son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah. I did this in the sight of my cousin#32:12 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read uncle Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the purchase agreement, and all the Judeans sitting in the guard’s courtyard.
13“I charged Baruch in their sight, 14‘This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Take these scrolls — this purchase agreement with the sealed copy and this open copy — and put them in an earthen storage jar so they will last a long time. 15For this is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.’#Jr 32:43
16“After I had given the purchase agreement to Baruch, son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord:#Jr 42:4 17Oh, Lord God! You yourself made the heavens and earth#2Kg 19:15; 2Ch 2:12; Is 37:16 by your great power#Dt 4:37; Neh 1:10; Jr 27:5 and with your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for you!#Gn 18:14; Ex 3:20; 15:11; 34:10; Dt 17:8; Ps 40:5; 78:4; Jr 32:27; Zch 8:6; Mt 17:20; 19:26 18You show faithful love to thousands but lay the fathers’ iniquity on their sons’ laps after them,#Ex 20:5–6; 34:7; Nm 14:18; Dt 5:9–10; 7:9 great and mighty God#Neh 9:32 whose name is the Lord of Armies, 19the one great in counsel and powerful in action. Your eyes are on all the ways of the children of men#32:19 Or Adam in order to reward each person according to his ways and as the result of his actions.#Jr 4:18; 17:10 20You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt#Ex 1–15; Dt 6:22; Neh 9:10 and still do today, both in Israel and among all mankind. You made a name#Is 63:12,14; Dn 9:15 for yourself, as is the case today. 21You brought your people Israel out of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror.#Ex 7:3; Dt 4:34; 6:22; 26:8; 34:11; Ps 78:43; 135:9 22You gave them this land you swore to give to their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.#Ex 3:8,17; Lv 20:24; Nm 13:27; Dt 26:9 23They entered and possessed it, but they did not obey you or live according to your instructions.#Nm 14:22; Dt 28:45,62; Jos 5:6; Jdg 6:10; 2Kg 18:12; Ps 78:10; 81:11; Is 42:24; Jr 9:13; 32:23; 44:10 They failed to perform all you commanded them to do,#Jr 11:8 and so you have brought all this disaster on them. 24Look! Siege ramps#2Kg 25:1; Jr 6:6; Ezk 4:2 have come against the city to capture it, and the city, as a result of the sword, famine, and plague, has been handed over to the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What you have spoken has happened. Look, you can see it! 25Yet you, Lord God, have said to me, ‘Purchase the field and call in witnesses’ — even though the city has been handed over to the Chaldeans!”
26The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 27“Look, I am the Lord, the God over every creature.#Nm 16:22; 27:16 Is anything too difficult for me?#Gn 18:4 28Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am about to hand this city over to the Chaldeans,#Jr 32:3 to Babylon’s king Nebuchadnezzar, and he will capture it. 29The Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come and set this city on fire. They will burn it, including the houses where incense has been burned to Baal on their rooftops and where drink offerings have been poured out to other gods to anger me.#Jr 11:17; 44:3,8 30From their youth, the Israelites and Judeans have done nothing but what is evil in my sight! They have done nothing but anger me by the work of their hands”#Jr 25:7 — this is the Lord’s declaration — 31“for this city has caused my wrath and fury from the day it was built until now. I will therefore remove it from my presence#2Kg 23:27; 24:3 32because of all the evil the Israelites and Judeans have done to anger me — they, their kings,#Jr 2:26 their officials, their priests, and their prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem. 33They have turned their backs to me and not their faces.#2Ch 29:6; Jr 2:27; 18:17; Ezk 8:16 Though I taught them time and time again,#32:33 Lit them, rising up early and teaching#Jr 7:13,25; 11:7; 25:3; 26:5; 29:19; 35:14,15; 44:4 they do not listen and receive discipline. 34They have placed their abhorrent things#Jr 4:1; 7:30; Ezk 5:11 in the house that bears my name and have defiled it. 35They have built the high places of Baal in Ben Hinnom Valley to sacrifice their sons and daughters in the fire#32:35 Lit to make their sons and daughters pass through the fire to Molech#Lv 18:21; 20:2–5; Dt 18:10; 2Kg 23:10; Jr 7:31; 19:4 — something I had not commanded them. I had never entertained the thought#32:35 Lit them, and it did not arise on my heart that they do this detestable act causing Judah to sin!
36“Now therefore, this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to this city about which you said, ‘It has been handed over to Babylon’s king through sword, famine, and plague’: 37I will certainly gather them from all the lands where I have banished them in my anger, fury, and intense wrath, and I will return them to this place and make them live in safety.#Dt 12:10; Is 11:12; Jr 23:3; 29:14; 30:10; 31:8–14; Ezk 11:17; 28:26; 34:25,28; 36:24 38They will be my people, and I will be their God.#Jr 11:4; 24:7; 30:22; Ezk 11:20; 14:11; 36:28; 37:23 39I will give them integrity of heart#Ezk 11:19 and action#32:39 Lit give them one heart and one way so that they will fear me always, for their good and for the good of their descendants after them.
40“I will make a permanent covenant with them:#Gn 17:7,13,19; Is 55:3; 61:8; Jr 50:5; Ezk 16:60; 37:26 I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put fear of me in their hearts so they will never again turn away from me.#Dt 19:20; Is 2:4; 60:18; Jr 3:16; 30:8; 31:34; Ezk 29:16; Jl 2:26–27; Am 9:15; Mc 4:3; Nah 1:15; Zph 3:11; Heb 8:11; 10:17 41I will take delight in them to do what is good for them, and with all my heart and mind I will faithfully plant them in this land.#Jr 24:6
42“For this is what the Lord says: Just as I have brought all this terrible disaster on these people,#Jr 31:28 so am I about to bring on them all the good I am promising them. 43Fields will be bought in this land about which you are saying,#Jr 32:15 ‘It’s a desolation#Jr 33:10 without people or animals; it has been handed over to the Chaldeans!’ 44Fields will be purchased, the transaction written on a scroll and sealed,#Jr 32:10 and witnesses will be called on in the land of Benjamin,#Jr 17:26 in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in Judah’s cities — the cities of the hill country, the cities of the Judean foothills, and the cities of the Negev — because I will restore their fortunes.”#32:44 Or will end their captivity
This is the Lord’s declaration.
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